If corporate profitability remains under pressure, should investors expect a recession?

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The crisis period from 11 February to just before the result of the EU referendum had stemmed from a vicious circle of contracting global liquidity (itself caused by a stronger US dollar and reduced monetary stimulus) and deteriorating global growth, exacerbated by the plunge in oil prices.

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